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Bloomberg TV host: “Are you buying? Adding more gold to the collection?” Mr T: “The highest weight I carry is 45lbs” — YouTube
When asked if their food was not biodegradable, McDonald’s said: ‘This is an outlandish claim and is completely false.’ — Daily Mail
States probe mortgage industry practices — Reuters
“I know Arianna doesn’t like it,” Obama said lightly. “But I like taupe.” — NYT
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Mold depends on moisture as well as the nature of the substrate. I suspect the McDonald’s meal dehydrated before decomposition could really set in. You can mummify anything if you dehydrate it sufficiently.
When do you sleep Felix?
Hello TFF, this experiemnt has been done many, many times before. One of them , which has been on youtube for years, was a controlled experiment where the food was placed in glass containers and observed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ljW5YEd ao&feature=related
Interesting, hsvkitty, especially the two-week results. The Big Mac shows surprisingly little decay.
I’m less surprised by the permanent french fries.